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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SHOWA IKEDA MEMORIAL FOUNDATION
This foundation is an establishment formed in 1976 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of SMK Corporation (formerly Showa Musen Kogyo Co., Ltd. founded in 1925) to help social welfare activities, under authorization by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Funds were raised privately by the late Mr. Heishiro Ikeda, the founder of the Company, and who served for as long as half a century as President; and his wife, the late Mrs. Shizuko Ikeda, who made a great effort as a Director of the Company; and partial contributions were made by the Company.
| Name: | Showa Ikeda Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit corporation |
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| Location: | 17-14, Togoshi 5-chome, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 142-8511, Japan Phone 03-5740-6525 |
| Representative: | Terutaka Ikeda, Director |
| Date of establishment: | May 27, 1976 |
| Total assets: | 1,426,000,000 Japanese-Yen |
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| How to apply: | Send for an application guidebook for an essay to the above address from this September onward. For grants, recommendation from a public organization such as the Tokyo Metropolitan Social Welfare Council is required for qualification. (Applications sent directly to the above address will not be accepted.) |
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